Cruel and Unusual Punishment

cruel and unusual punishment: Queen's Bench Justice John Menzies said today the law, as enacted, represents "cruel and unusual punishment" when meshed with the unique facts of the case before him. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. But Menzies told a Brandon courtroom today he was not going along with the legislation. He said that would be a clear Charter breach. A Manitoba judge has struck down federal legislation and ignored a mandatory prison sentence for a bullying victim who reached his breaking point and lashed out against his abusers. Bryce McMillan, 21, pleaded guilty to reckless use of a firearm for the September 2011 incident in Carberry. The charge carries a mandatory minimum four-year prison sentence. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.